greenhouse bench's

[oldegger]

Whats a good design For bench's to set flats on. I want to use materials I have if I can. 2x4 for frames and legs With chicken wire on top.

Al

[canaangardener]

I just made a 2 x 4 frame and set pallets on top.  I made the frame legs 30" and with the pallets on it, it seems a little to tall.  Just got it built last week and got the first pallet on tonite.  Brian

[oldegger]

I just made a 2 x 4 frame and set pallets on top.  I made the frame legs 30" and with the pallets on it, it seems a little to tall.  Just got it built last week and got the first pallet on tonite.  Brian

Thanks for the input, Brian

[davidjrtx]

I used pallets also, had a couple of those extra long ones 10 or 12 feet that some siding came on...

[russellsproduce]

I designed a great super simple stand for my 20' commercial green houses they only use 8 2x4x8's and cost a whopping $14 to build, here's a pic of my son loading some broccoli seedlings onto the stand, we can manage right around 750 seedlings (3 rows of 5 trays) and if you put another 5 on the floor you get 1000. If you aim the front of the stand toward the sun all the rows get sun all day due to the staggering.

[corl]

My home made benches are shown in a previous thread. They work well. It is the 8th post on this thread.

http://thebayougardener.com/smf/index.php?topic=10666.0

[PhilcaseinWPA]

I use 6 2X4s 8' long.  I cut 1 in half to use on each end and use the other 5 evenly spaced in between.  I end up with a bench that is 4' wide and 8'3" long.  I then use 4' wide welded wire on top.  I treat the wood with a presevative before assembling.  The welded wire is 14 guage with 2'X4" spacing.  The wire is fastened to the frame with small fence staples.  


You can see some of the bench in this photo.

To get the wire tight on the bench here is a trick I learned.  Build 2 benches and then place them on a flat surface end to end.  Place a cement block under the outer ends so that they are 8" higher than the middle.  Then roll the wire out over both benches and staple the ends tight.  The wire should then be tight enough so that it is 6-8" above the ends that are butted together.  Make sure the ends are stapled tight and remove the cement blocks.  The ends will drop and the wire will be stretched tight ovet the 2 benches.  Staple it down and then cut the wire between the benches.

This makes a nice bench.  I then place the benches on cement blocks to raise them up to a good working level.
 
Hope this makes sense.

Phil

[dandij]

Love these ideas!!! 

? for you Phil, is your wire fencing in a roll or a flat panel?  Love your idea of making the wire shelf taunt!!!

[PhilcaseinWPA]

It is rolled wire, about 14 guage wire and comes on a 50' roll. 
Phil

[dianemummvideos]

if you have a source for pallets and cinder blocks this is all I have used , however in our small greenhouse we framed it with 2x4 then laid the pallets on them, it was cheap and well it works.. many ways to do it..

[Pjames]

I was lucky to score some of the wire trays you see in closets. They are coated with plastic. i have them on cinder blocks right now.  So far lumber is more expensive than the stuff I found for free. One one side of the greenhouse, plants are sitting on the ground simply because I have not found anything cheap enough to do otherwise.  My main goal is economy. I did have a little problem closing the roof vents when Issac was about to come through..not enough room to set up a ladder.